The Numbers

The Numbers

Here are some numbers from my January 31, 2004 trip to L.A. and attempt to break my record of new stores visited in a day

Time spent touring Starbucks	2 days (minus 8 hours Scrabbling)
Miles driven	?
Newly visited stores	36
Ounces of drip coffee consumed	108 + 12 oz iced coffee

Shots of espresso consumed	8

Here are some numbers from September 2003 trip to Brownsville, TN, Northern Virginia/DC, and Atlanta

Time spent on the road (excluding Scrabble tournament)
Miles driven
Amount spent on gas
Newly visited stores	26
Stores where someone had heard of my project	7
Ounces of drip coffee consumed	236

Here are some numbers from June/July 2003 trip to Reno and California

Time spent on the road (excluding Scrabble tournament)	10 days
Miles driven	5143
Miles on car	324384
Amount spent on gas
Newly visited stores	49
New stores listings added while I was on the road	0 (are they slipping?)
Stores where someone had heard of my project	26
Number of short milkless mistos (4 oz coffee) consumed	64

Number of espresso shots consumed	10

Amount received in donations	$5

Here are some numbers from May 2003 drive to the east coast and flight to London, as of 8:00 AM CDT, Friday, May 30

English Portion

Time in England	6 1/2 days
Miles flown	3528 (Philadelphia to England)
Stores newly visited	80
Stores previously visited, finally photographed	19
Stores I forgot to photograph	1
Stores where someone had heard of my project	5
Amount spent on transporation	38.30 GBP = $63.62
Amount spent on Internet access	16.00 GBP = $27.68
Amount spent on food	51.46 GBP = $89.00

American Portion

Time spent on the road	15 1/2 days (excluding 6 1/2 days in England)
Miles driven	5809
Miles on car	315,618
Amount spent on gas	$294.00
Newly visited stores	77
Stores I forgot to photograph	1
Stores not yet open for business	10
New store listings added to Starbucks.com while I was gone	69 (AAGHH!)
Stores where someone had heard of my project	25
Ounces of drip coffee consumed	360
Number of espresso shots consumed	5
Starbucks t-shirts obtained	5
Amount spent on coffee	3.36
Amount spent on tolls	$35.20+
Amount spent on parking	$0.30+
Run-ins with the law	5

Here are some numbers from my April 2003 trip to Southern California

Time spent on the road	7 days, 9 hours
Miles driven	4330
Miles on car	307953
Amount spent on gas	245.69
Newly visited stores	74
New stores listings added while I was on the road	26
Stores under construction or remodeling when I arrived	2
Stores where someone had heard of my project	26
Number of short milkless mistos (4 oz coffee) consumed	64

Number of espresso shots consumed	10

Interviews given	1

Amount received in donations	$10

Poker winnings	$300

Number of hours lost to piercing headache	6.5

Here are the numbers from my July-September 2002 trip

Time spent on the road	7 weeks, 2 days, 18 hours
Miles driven	20145
Total miles on 97 Integra	275484
States/provinces visited (with new Starbucks)	LA, FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, MD, DE, PA, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, ME, VT, QC, ON, OH, MI, IL, MN, MB,SK,AB,BC,WA,OR,ID,NV,CA,AZ,TX
Stores newly visited	420
Stores where my project was known	113
Stores unwilling to donate a cup of coffee	13
Stores not yet open for business	7
Stores revisited inadvertently	2
Most stores visited in one day	17 (CA)
Business affiliates inadvertently visited	1
Interviews given	21 (9 print, 9 radio, 3 TV)
Pounds lost	8-13 (start weight 155-160 lbs, end weight 147 lbs)
Flat tires	1
Collisions	2
Number of t-shirts obtained	5
24-hr stretches without food	5
Parking tickets	1
Speeding tickets	2
Times rousted from sleep by cops/security	2
By rednecks	1
Air-conditioning fuses blown	6

Here are some numbers and my log from my extended Memorial Day weekend trip to Minneapolis and Chicago points in between

Time spent on the road	5 days, 17 hours
Miles driven	3508
States visited (with Starbucks)	OK, KS, MO, NE, MN, WI, IL, IN
Newly visited locations	72
Rephotographed locations	16
Locations visited again by mistake...	2 (grrr...)
Number of times pulled over	1 (for headlight, but no ticket... HAH!)
New highway stretches driven	I-29 Exit 8, MO - Exit 48, IA ; US-41 Green Bay, WI - Fond du Lac, WI ; US-151 Fond du Lac, WI - Madison, WI ; I-65 Exit 259B, IN - Exit 178, IN ; I-65 Exit 172, IN - Exit 124, IN ; I-65 Exit 119, IN - I-65 Exit 137, KY

Here are some numbers from my late March trip to New York City and points in between

Time spent on the road	8 days, 3 hours
Miles driven	4838
States visited or driven through	TX, AR, TN, KY, OH, PA, NJ, NY, PA, DE, MD, VA, NC
Newly visited locations	111
Rephotographed locations	3
Locations visited again by mistake...	1 (grrr...)
Number of times pulled over	1 (but no ticket... HAH!)

Here are some numbers from my March trip to Denver and Chicagoland, with Corey & Dave sharing the driving

Time spent on the road	3 days, 15 hours
Miles driven	3269
States visited or driven through	TX, NM, CO, NE (for the 1st time!!!), IA, IL, MO, OK
Newly visited locations	23
Rephotographed locations	5

Here are some numbers from my February trip to New Orleans, Birmingham, and Atlanta

Time spent on the road	2 days, 17 hours
Miles driven	2300
States visited	4
States with newly visited Starbucks	3 (didn't make it to the MS store)
States in which I visited Starbucks for the 1st time	1 (AL)
Newly visited locations	25
Rephotographed locations	7
Locations not yet built when I arrived--grrr...	2

And from my January trip to Southern California

Time spent on air travel (at airport, flight time, car rental)	12 hours (enough time to drive to Chicago one-way)
Time spent driving around (excluding 7 hrs at a client site)	1 day, 19 hrs
Miles driven	800
Newly visited locations	52
Rephotographed locations	3

Here are some numbers from my Christmas 2001 trip to the West Coast

Time spent on the road	11 days, 5 hours
Miles driven	7493
Number of times pulled over	5
Number of alleged traffic violations	9
Number of citations	1
Countries visited	2
U.S. states visited	12
Canadian provinces visited	1
States with newly visited Starbucks	10
States in which I visited Starbucks for the 1st time	2
Newly visited locations	153
Rephotographed locations	25
Locations not yet built when I arrived	2
Locations closed for the holidays when I arrived	3
Locations moved from where I originally visited them	1
Number of espresso shots consumed	54
Number of half short coffees (4 oz) consumed	99

June/July 1998 - Phoenix, Las Vegas, Souther California

Time spent touring Starbucks	12 days (excludes concerts and Alaska)
Miles driven	3400
Newly visited stores	55+
Spent on coffee	$35.10
Spent on lodging	$222.48
Spent on gas/car	$144.77
Misc expenses	$10.72